Avalo / Gooseberry Curry (Konkani Recipe)

Gooseberry is called Avalo in Konkani.Gooseberry Curry is a very tasty and delicious Konkani style Coconut and Curd based gravy dish made with fresh Gooseberries and goes well with Rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Gooseberry Curry

Ingredients:-

Gosseberry.        - 4 (fresh)
Salt.                     - to taste
Grated Coconut.  -1 cup
Red chillies.         -5
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Curd.                     -1/2 cup


For Seasoning:-

Cooking oil.    -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Red chilly.        -2 broken into halves.
Curry leaves.    -1spring



Instructions:-

Wash and deseed the fresh Gooseberries and chop into cubes. Keep aside.

Grind the grated Coconut, Red chillies, Turmeric powder along with deseeded fresh Gooseberries to a fine paste and keep aside.

Whisk the Curd and keep aside.



Method:-

In a cooking vessel transfer the ground Gooseberry Coconut masala paste  and mix well.

Add required Salt, and 2 cup of Water. Mix well and boil for 2 minutes in low flame and switch off the flame.

When cooled add the whisked Curd and mix with the boiled Gooseberry curry in the vessel.

Heat oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds.Add broken Red chillies and Curry leaves and fry in oil and switch off the flame.

Pour the above seasoning into the Gooseberry curry in the cooking vessel.

A very tasty and delicious Gooseberry Curry is ready to serve with Rice.